OPEN COURT 4, LESSON 4 – STUDY GUIDE
Spelling: Doubling the Final Consonant
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drag |
drip |
star |
thin |
knot |
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quit |
snap |
scar |
knit |
plug |
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tug |
mop |
rip |
chop |
kiss |
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shopping |
sobbing |
clapping |
petting |
begged |
Vocabulary
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tidal wave |
wreckage |
unconscious |
sorrowfully |
unfortunate |
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renewing |
horizon |
faltered |
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persuaded |
porcelain |
fragrance |
unfortunate |
anxiously |
Assignment #1___________ Write the definition for each of the vocabulary words in your spiral notebooks in your best cursive writing.
Assignment #2____________Answer questions 5—9 in complete, thoughtful sentences.Pull-out Students: Answer questions 1—5 in complete, thoughtful sentences. (Use answer format.)
Study Guide Questions
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1. Describe the setting of the story and explain why it’s so important to the plot.
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2. What makes Jiya realize that his parents are dead?
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3. How do Kino and Setsu feel about Jiya coming to live with them?
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4. What does Kino mean when he tells his father that they’re unlucky because they live in Japan?
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5. What evidence can you give to support the statement that Kino’s father is an optimist?
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6. How did Jiya try to escape his sad memories?
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7. Kino’s father kept saying, “Life is stronger than death.” What did he mean?
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8. Compare Jiya and Mafatu from Call It Courage. What do you think they might tell one another?
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9. What do you think happens to Jiya and Kino at the end of the book? |